Madagascar

[Neddy69]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/

Mid January. Hell yeah. If tou want to experience a tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 200 kmh plus. Go ahead. The malagasy IMHO are much more afraid of foreign germs than their own. They have it all. Pestilence and Cholera. Malaria and Typhoid. But they're scared shitless of Covid. Hunger and malnutrition is killing far more people then Covid ever will. IMHO the opening in October is just a pipe dream. They think they can out-sit it and wipe out the remains of the tourist industry. Plan for 2022. For me Madagascar is a write off this year.

Neddy.

[Member #4740]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/

Good, you will get the opportunity to post your first ISG report.

[Tinte]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/

[SouthEaster]

I don't think I will be booking a flight just yet. I suspect they will not have things ready for October (5 weeks away?) if it is going to be done properly. Then there will be PCR tests, possible quarantines, and initially at least, only 2 test destinations. I do not care for Nosy Be and St. Marie will get old very fast. If you have been there you will know what I mean. That said if it takes off with few / no restrictions I will be happy to jump on board. Guess we will just have to keep waiting and see how it unfolds.

[Pokeris]

The reopening of Madagascar's borders scheduled for October.

Thursday August 26.

Mandimbisoa are.

The reopening of Madagascar's borders to international travelers is under consideration. Andry Rajoelina brought forward the date of October during the second day of the Meeting of French-speaking entrepreneurs in Paris, yesterday. He said, however, that this will depend on the evolution of the health situation in other countries. Restrictions for countries still affected by the epidemiological wave could still be felt.

"The reopening of our borders requires serious preparations and solid support measures. We have launched a vaccination campaign among the population of Nosy Be and Sainte-Marie ", he declared. Tourist towns like Nosy Be and Sainte-Marie are practically in agony since the closure of borders and the health crisis. The reopening of borders to tourists can breathe new life into it. These two cities are particularly dependent on tourism and the cessation of activities has had a real impact on the daily life of the population.

Madagascar has acquired a new international airport which is not operational to date. The representative of the Aéroport de Paris group, which manages the airports of Antananarivo and Nosy Be, through Ravinala Airports, insisted on the importance of reopening the borders. The viability of the aviation sector and the operationalization of this new terminal at the capital's airport go hand in hand with the reopening of borders, he said.

During this REF 2021, Andry Rajoelina stepped up charm operations for investors. "Madagascar is the strategic hub for your business," he said. The State thus provides incentives such as offers of preferential taxes for exports to attract more investors.

https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/L...n-octobre.html

[Pokeris]

Madagascar: opening of borders for October 2021 is under consideration.

On an official visit to France, Andry Rajoelina announced a possible opening of the Malagasy borders for all foreigners. Access to Madagascar has been extremely limited since March 2020, a year and a half ago, when the coronavirus epidemic began on the island.

Opening of the borders yes, but on one condition: that the health situation allows it.

If the coronavirus epidemic has been on the low slope for a few weeks, according to official government figures, two doctors in two hospitals in the capital confirm this downward trend, three months after the second wave of Covid.

Also according to official accounts, 43,000 people have been infected and 955 have died from the coronavirus since March 2020.

The executive has always brandished the specter of the Delta variant to justify this prolonged border closure, in the face of the incomprehension of the entire private sector, which received no aid during the crisis.

Also according to official accounts, 43,000 people have been infected and 955 have died from the coronavirus since March 2020.

The executive has always brandished the specter of the Delta variant to justify this prolonged border closure, in the face of the incomprehension of the entire private sector, which received no aid during the crisis.

According to the Groupement des entreprises de Madagascar, 80% of Malagasy companies have seen the business climate deteriorate in two years. And the sector has lost almost 40% of its turnover.

Tourism, which represents 7% of GDP and supports nearly a million people across the entire value chain, lost 800 million turnover in 2021. "The State and businesses must learn to live with it. Virus and to put in place protocols so that activities can resume, explains an entrepreneur who prefers to remain anonymous. Closing the borders only pushes back the problem.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.r...%25C3%25A9tude

[Member #4740]

Mauritius, a tourism-dependent economy, will reopen its borders on Thursday to vaccinated tourists after being closed for 16 months. Source: bloomberg.com.

Expect the neighbour island Mada to apply this restriction of being vaccinated as well.

As from 1 September, vaccinated guests will spend only 7 days in a special 'resort bubble' hotel before going out to discover more of the Indian Ocean paradise.

https://www.traveldailymedia.com/mau...m-1-september/

[SouthEaster]

I was actually considering heading to Mauritius to wait for Mada to open, and now apparently I can do that. Only problem is Mauritius is way more expensive and has way less pussy so I don't know if it is worth it. Got to be better than winter in Canada though!

[Amadeuss]

Please provide a link that supports this.

Mauritius, a tourism-dependent economy, will reopen its borders on Thursday to vaccinated tourists after being closed for 16 months. Source: bloomberg.com.

Expect the neighbour island Mada to apply this restriction of being vaccinated as well.

[Amadeuss]

The state of health emergency is renewed throughout the country for 15 days from Monday 23 August 2021.

- The borders remain closed for passengers coming from abroad.

- Wearing a mask and respecting barrier gestures are still required throughout the country.

- Indoor gatherings of more than 400 people are prohibited.

Source: Press release from the Presidency of the Republic of Madagascar dated August 22, 2021.

Excellent sum up. Just few add ONS:

In an article of L'Express I did read that Malgache arriving with full vaccination must have a PCR Test but don't need a quarantine.

Foreigners who got stuck there can go to the next immigration office and get their visa extended, just paying the visa fee. 2 of my friends are doing this since March.

The president is busy getting his messed up act together. For us still a long way till we can enjoy this again:

[Pokeris]

The state of health emergency is renewed throughout the country for 15 days from Monday 23 August 2021.

- The borders remain closed for passengers coming from abroad.

- Wearing a mask and respecting barrier gestures are still required throughout the country.

- Indoor gatherings of more than 400 people are prohibited.

Source: Press release from the Presidency of the Republic of Madagascar dated August 22, 2021.

[Pokeris]

Last month when I transit from Addis to Mombasa I heard announcement about flight to Tana boarding now. Ethiopian website already sell tickets to Nosy Be, first flight next week.

If Ethiopian airlines is selling the tickets its not means you can fly. Mada is still close.

Borders open to travelers: Under conditions.

Domestic flights are operational. International flights, previously authorized to enter and exit Nosy Be, are suspended; entry into Madagascar remains prohibited.

Entry is limited to diplomats, technicians working in strategic sectors and officials with special mission orders.

A negative COVID-19 test (PCR and / or serology) is required for entry.

Health screening procedures in place at airports and other points of entry.

Anyone arriving in Madagascar will be tested and should be quarantined for a period of up to 5 days until results are available.

The previous policy of allowing free visa extensions has ended. Currently, people with a tourist visa must purchase a ticket to leave Madagascar, then go to the immigration office or Ivato airport to obtain a stamp allowing them to stay until the date of departure. Their return ticket. Only Air France currently operates extraordinary flights from Madagascar. Please contact Air France to obtain a ticket.

Tests: Negative PCR test results are required for all countries.

Quarantine: Yes.

Anyone arriving in Madagascar should be quarantined for a maximum of 5 days, until the results are available.

Information updated on 8/19/2021.

[Amadeuss]

Please provide a link that supports this.

We talk about future travel. Perhaps in 2022.

[Member #4740]

The first flight from Paris with

Last month when I transit from Addis to Mombasa I heard announcement about flight to Tana boarding now. Ethiopian website already sell tickets to Nosy Be, first flight next week.

[Dick Milhous]

If you don't want the vacc-- you will just not get into Mada

Please provide a link that supports this.